Description
An authoritative resource on managing intellectual capital Given increased appreciation of intellectual property as an integral value driver in the knowledge economy, most companies have implemented programs to manage their intellectual property. Comprehensive Intellectual Capital Management: Step-by-Step explains the fundamentals, practices, and models of intellectual capital management (ICM), providing a business-oriented, critical review of the definitions, practices, tools, and models that are available today. By virtue of this approach, Nermien Al-Ali’s visionary guide makes it possible for all readers, regardless of their familiarity with the subject, to become acquainted with the cutting-edge issues in this emerging field. Comprehensive Intellectual Capital Management also includes a diagnostic tool for judging a company’s ICM capabilities, a variety of checklists, and helpful case studies. Nermien Al-Ali (Concord, NH) designed and teaches a course on ICM as a business management approach for the management of human capital, knowledge, and intellectual property in the new economy at Franklin Pierce Law Center the first course of its kind to be offered at a U.S. law school.
